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5 *l?l 6 0 §f I  [ALL MOHT3 RKSERVSD]. 1*  I For Love and Honour I 0 P  By HAROLD BINDLOSS, m ? By HAROLD BINDLOSS, g| fljgjS Author of A Wide Dominion," His Adversary's Daughter," The ? ? Kingdom of Courage," The Mistress of Bonaventure," &c. ? are g=re aeaaBaaa iliI_1Ii_- SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS: Harry Elliot returns to tngland after an ab- st>nc« of eight years. He had gone abroad to "He a friend from the consequences of a poach- ing adventure. Torn Grayson had struck down u neighbour of his employer, and in order that (irayaon, who was about to be married, might not lose his situation Harry disappeared. On the night of the affray Harry had been seen by Alison Elliot, the niece of Arnold Elliot, a ship- owner. While abroad, Harry sets himself to clear the name of his father, a ship's captain", who had gone down with his steamer on the Pacific coast. It is believed that the skipper was Dot sober when he lost his ship, but Harry's in- vestigations lead him to conclude that his father was sacrificed by Arnold Elliot, and that the ship was lost for the insurance money. He meet* Tom Grayson, to whom he confides his dis- coveries, and states that if he finds Salter, the engineer of the steamer, he will be able to learn the truth. Harry takes up his residence in a country inn rear Arnold's house, and makes his presence known to his old acquaintances in the country- side. He finds Alison Elliot. prejudiced against him, and he can see that for some reason or other she has taken a dislike to him rneir patli now led from wet leuge to ionafe along The brink of a declivity in the depth* of which a stream rioted, and Alison, who was glad of Harry's hand, beg.m to wonder what the result of her rashness would have been had he proved less sure-foored. By-alhl- bye, however, they leached more level ground. and after following the stream some distance Alison stopped where the rocks upon the other side of it ran ixiok and vanished into the mist. We must get across, but there seems to be a good deal of water," she said. Harry looked at the stream. It came foam- ing down between big boulders and luiubled over shelves of rod vhich promised to afford a very insecure footing, while he fancied it was more than knee-deep. There's only one safe way of getting you -over., i)e remarked, in his most marter-of-faer tone'. "You'll have to be carried." He spoke -is if it were the nio*: natural thing, and Alison .shot a svvil't. indignant glance at him. "No," she declared: that's a point on ■which we disagree." "Then# said Harry, "you can iry the other way." She moved forward, mi: il one hoot v. an covered and she had to gather up her The water swept by in whirling eddies, and she could not toll into what depth the next step would rake her. It seemed possible that she might sink to the waist, and she had r.o wish to look ridiculous hi tiie presence of iit;-» man. While «he hesitated he stooged <wifiiy and picked her up. For a moment, she felt tempted to struggle free, even if she i'eli into the stream but this. ,he reflected, would absurd and more undignified than being car- ried. Then she noticed the steady way in which he held her, though she is of In!) I stature and by no means Ha«i!o. He strode forward through the w; ter. pant- ing n. little as he stumbled among the un.'ve i stones, and she could hear the .si ream *wirl about his limbs. She was ainn.'St astonished tha.t ho kept i>i.» footing, because she did not expect him to Pnd his burden • a lisjM one. The;i he lurched violently into a d?e<>er ancf she wondered if he would let her fall; but he. j'ccovered himself again, and she heard him as lie raised her a little higher iUt-1 Q nuitLi.: 'v,r u f' ff > -as ovi J f: ?- t H  L bin ?. t ) ,ugi)t it ?? Tt h_> octe?ttH.:?:') !an muscu l a.' ?* ??gt:h lie '? L.lti liei- 110 0,1-, :uul riet down upon the bank with a xcsiul air which she thoegln admirable, since *1:3 knew the would ,,eii had li., shown any sign of embarvrwment/ His besi excr.se was that he had merely done a ';en«iV'a and natural thing. She did :.ut know that he ,?-. t i-,It lie realised this, and thar his coolness lotd cost him an effort. "If I'd waited while you thought it over Ave'd still have been on the other -ide." he said. very possible," Alir-on agreed. Do you always attack a difficulty in that uncere- monious fashion?" As a rule, any way. The longer vou stand considering, the worse it generalfy looks. On the other hand, the straighr-ahnd method sometimes lands you into a good deal more than you bargained for. "I suppose that's true," said Alison, smil- ing. But if you're referring to the present case, it isn't altogether flattering. I wasn't," Harry assured her. I was thinking of something else. I let myself in for a big contract when I came over here." Then you had some object besides the idea of enjoying yourself?" Harry, who had been thinking of Salter, felt sorry he had nor reflected before speak- ing. \es," he confessed, I bad an ob- ject; but I'm not so sure I can realise it now as I was when I started." "The difficulties you boldly plunged into look too big for you? No," said the man. %N itli an expression which puzzled her. "They might be over- come. The trouble is that I foresee complica- tions if I'm (successful. But we nui^t be getting en." He had given her no clue to his real thoughts; but as they plodded across a rain- swept moor lie grappled with the Cjuestion- What would be the result if any information he might be able to extract from Salter should incriminate Arnold Elliot? Alison, lie knew, \va& endowed with a strong family pride, and respected Arnold. The hitter's daughter, who would be involved in the oblo?uv that ml1"t ?'H?'-Y the mfn'? exl)oitre, w:M (tenre.,t friend; and Harry could imagine how Alison would regard him if lie It Arnold in vllldrcattng hh fathers memory. ,JIis facs grew harder as ther walked on. and lion, who noticed this, wondered, but for- oorè. to acTV for a re>>«on. By-and-bye my descended a .stone-strewn kp0 into the valley, where the rain stopoed and a ray of sunshine streamed down on them. jHari'y looked back with a smile towards the "hillsides, which were still shrouded in leaden mist. th I expect it's raining as hard as ever up there," he remarked. You generally have to pay for climbing abort: the comfortable, everyday lev.d. That's not the general idea." Alison poi nted out. v Most people want to get as high as they can." Harry locked thoughtful. Well," he «aid, it isn't easy going up. You have to lace dangerous buttresses and sometimes overhang- ing ledges, vfjiile there's often the chance of an ugly fa!], 0ven when you're right on top." Alison, who could not tell that he was thinking of Arnold, changed the subject, and liy-and-bye Harry left her at the gate of Low Wood, where her father and Vane had already Arrived. When the mist came on, we looked out for you at the top of Staneside Ghvll," Christo- pher informed her. We came down the Hake." Alison ex- plained. Then Harry must be something of a climber. The stones would be slippery." They were. He told me he could gone up the buttress." Vane .smiled. "Then, if I'm any judge cf character, I quite expect he could. That j'oung man is-i't in the habit of saying things casually. Alison left them in a somewhat puzzled tnoocl. Her prejudies against Harry were growing fainter; but she was a little asion- istied at the favourable manner in which her father and Vane, who were shrewd and thoughtful men. seemed to regard him. It reminded her, by contrast, that while thev -were on good terms with Arnold, neither of them had ever expressed any particular admi- ration for the latter. This seemed strange, as they were naturally acquainted with, his character. CHAPTER VIII. I Harry was dining with Arnold. -,omewn:Lt against hia will, but lie had refused two invi- tations, and could think of no way of evading the third without giving rise to -suspicion* 3.ti to his motive, which he wished to avoid. He lbad undertaken a difficult taäk. »od )'<* jeauseu mat. no ••• .s nave to overrule ni« inclinations during it. It .was a hot evening outside, but the great room with its high, painted ceiling was refreshingly cool. Through the open w indows one could .see the Cens, towering black against a saffron sky, and the scent of many flowers flowed in. Alison, Christopher Elliot. and Vane sat about the table., which glittered with fine glass and Ailvex.; ;and a deft man-servant stood near his master's chair. Carpets, pictures, furni- ture, spoke of refinement and luxury; but Ha.rrv smiled as he remembered how often he had eaten his evening meal in swaying, rain- thrashed tents, and been glad to sleep after- wards in saturated blankets. Arnold «at at the head of his table in creaseless evening dress; everything he wore was exactly as it should be, and yet. no single article seized the attention or looked new. His cleanly-cut, re- poseful face and quiet manner, which had nevertheless a hint of pride in it. matched his dre,<;[{. He was a man in whom it was difficult to find a flaw. Yet he said nothing brilliant, and only smiled when attention to his gu-ests demanded it. As a matter of fact, he was in it IlwlIglnful mood that evening, though nobody could have guessed that Harry was the cause of it. As the latter had said to Alison, the climber meets with perils; and though Arnold had faced them cleverly as wallas boldly, he had come upon one very slippery place during -iili ascent. Once he had surmounted it. he had, however, never looked back. until the younger ni-in -i appearance had forced him to turn his shrinking eyes upon the episode again. Deep down in his heart he hated Harry for having dragged up the buried past. The rest were quietly merry. Boisterous laughter or loud repartee would have sounded out of place at Ktileholme, but Christopher told a few drily humorous stories, and Vane was generally ready with an apt rejoinder. Sometimes he and Alison indulged in light badinage. The meal proved a lengthy one, but Harry found it .strangely p!e'UM to watch and listen to the girl. She had looked at home among the rocks on the fell-side—he thought she ltad the gift of seeming at homo a.ii no doubt that this was her natural environment, "fn the mean- while. the light was fading. and it was grow- ing very still. During the pauses in the con versation taev could hear the river brawling down the valley. When the dessert was on the table Ainoid looked up at Harry. You were in the Yukon gold region, were you not?" he asked. Yes," s'ud Harry, quietly. "1 wa? there J when the Calabria went down.i Arnold seldom tweaicd his feelings; but j Harry fancied that li,,? .1i)(I he was not mistaken, for his host hated the mention of the vessel's name. I "Ah!" he said, with a sympathetic ges- ture, "it must have beeu a painful-hock to you. A deplorable catastrophe!" It was a month or two lie fore 1 heard of it." HJtrrv answered. Then I read the ac- count in ail yM newspaper one night in camp. I wa.s glad." he ndd' •»?!idy. •• I had to work uncommonly hard ;iext dav. Thre was a brief ilence, during which Arnold sat back in his chair, with ;;n expres- s ion of decorous pity, and his fingers resting lightly on the stein of his wineglass. Harrv lea lit forward a little, with his eyes fixed on hi in, antl i here .v ;t look which puzzled Alison in his bj-ouzod face. lYo were at it. shift a' out. night said day. thawing out the surface of our frozen claim." he went un, "It was a relief to work, be- cause it was weeks ljefove I could bring my- self fully to face the thing: the night I first I hoard of the wreck lots left its mark on me." He let his voicj sink to a low. impressive tone. "After nil, I ..»-as only <i!i- among other."?— men who'd seen tried partners dte.wn; widows left suddenly desiitnte when the gold their husbands had staked their lives on find- ing went down with tliell. likes to wonder what.straits the loss of the Cala- bria drove them to Alison fancied that Arnold shivered, whieh s he thought was to his credit; but next mo- ment hi.s face iv^nied its compassionate ex- pression. niey opened a fund in Portland and San Francisco. It was a relief to subscribe," lie, replied. "You heard that an unsuccessful attempt was made at salvage by an American wrecking association?" "Two attempts. Harry corrected him. "The last was by private adventurers." I read something about it. The steamer, of course, could not 'n be refloated, though 1 be- lieve thev managed to recover the passengers' gold. Ö "They got some," said Harry. "The curi- ous thing is that the safe was open." This was of no direct interest to the others, but they felt compelled to listen. The two men spoke quietly, but there was, Alison fancied, something in their voices and atti- tudes which hinted at carefully suppressed emotion. Tliit, said Arnold, astonished me when I read of it. The ship's safe was al- ways locked, and I had full confidence in the honesty of the officer who had the key. As lie was drowned, we will never learn how it came to be open; but most probably he and its owners made some attempt to save the gold after ihe vessel struck." It was a plausible explanation, which had already occurred to Harry, who had. how- ever. found it unconvincing. Now he decided from his manner that Arnold could throw no light upon the subject, "Well," he fln-y,»ic(]< quietly, "the topic is ft uai"fL,i one; but it gives me an oppor- tunity of saying this—I am as certain as I can Vie of anything that the Calabria was not lost throi.i,-it niN-,fatfiei-*s fault. While I live, thai belief will remain with me." Arnold made a sign of sympathetic under- standing. There's a good deal in connec- tion with thë disaster which will probably never lie explained." Then, seeing that they meant to say no more, Vane talked about something else, and it was some little time later when the "¡(!TId of a disturbance ro-e from outside the room. Arnold looked up sharply, with indignant astonishment in his face, for disturbances of any kind were singularly scarce at Ride- holme. Everything moved with a decorous smoothness there; but there was no doubt that somebody was speaking in a loud, deter- mined voice in the hall, and another man ob- jecting in quieter but equally resolute tones Then a sound of quick footsteps was followed by a hoarse cry, "Out of the way, or you'll be sorry. Arnold turned suddenly in his chair; the door was flung violently open, and a stranger broke into the room. A man-servant, who ap- peared in the entrance behind him, addressed his employer in a deprecatory manner. I told him you were engaged, sir, and asked him to wait but he insisted on coming in," lie explained. Harry could not see Arnold's face, but Alison was able to do so, and she had no doubt that he started when he saw Mi-e in- truder. Next, IUompnL however, his l'xpres- sion only indicated a resentment, which she thought was fully justified. The newcomer was plainly dressed in blue serge; his face was hot, and he looked breathless, while the way he had entered the room and his general appearance suggested that he was not abso- lutely sober. that fellow in the hall wouldn't let me in," he began. Arnold looked at him in cold .surprise. "Naturally," he replied. "My servants were only carrying out their instructions." The stranger laughed in a jarring manner, and Harry, watching him. decided that he was a man or intelligence, accustomed to work with his hands, lie. however, could not see the man very clearly from where he sat, because the light was fading, and part of the room was growing dim. Well," said the intruder, I've come to talk to you, and you had better hear what I have to say." "Then you must wait until I'm ready." Arnold signed to the servant at the doof. "Take him. up to the library." The stranger looked astonished at thts j treatment, but he followed the man, who beckoned him, and when the door was shut Arnold turned to his guests. A troublesome fellow, but. I may as well zee him. I didn't expect him to-night," he said, carelessly. they finished the dessert before they rose. and then Arnold smiled at Alison. You'll excuse me for a few minutes while I get rid of the fellow upstairs." he said to her. Thev strolled out on the terrace in front of the house when Arnold left them, and by-and- bye Alison looked at her father. I wonder who lie could be?" she said. "He made a rather startling entrance." As he's a stranger to dale. I expect he's one of the m who are puttoig up the new pumping plan; a., the k'.«) nn:.t'. Chris- topher replied. Arnold has had some trouble with them, though I don't know how it arose." 1 believe you're correct," Vane agreed. He told me about the thing. They de- manded some extra labourers. and he wouldn't supply them—the contractor, I un- derstand. is liable for the whole cost of •recting the plant." Then, has Arnold reopened the old lead mine? Harry asked. lie did so some time s ince. I'm afraid it has proved a rather unfortunate venture." They changed the subject, and while they si rolled about the terrace Arnold entered the library, where the stranger sat waiting him. He looked at the latter sternly as he drew out a chair. Now," he said, will you be good enough to tell me the meaning of this visit, Salter? The other seemed to resent his manner. "Yes." he said; "the police are after me." Arnold showed neither surprise nor inte- rest. it's a pity but I don't see why you should come here." That's not how I expected you to take it," and Salter gazed at him in bewildered anger. Can't you realise that you have to stand by nie? I wonder where you got that idea from?" The man leant forward, closing a big hand. Don't talk to me like that. It won't pay you. Do you want me to go to the under- writers who insured the Calabria? It would be singularly unwise of you. But in the first place, and before you lose your temper, you may as well explain why t;• • ■ police want you." Salter knitted his brows, and Arnold was pleased to notice that it evidently cost him an effort to think collectively. The man's slight unsteadiness on his ieet when lie had entered the dining-room suggested the reason for Ji '.Y i." he said. "I didn't keep the berth you :1 me. but. ac I got another, I didn't ":1" and tell you, as I'd thought of i. 'e. *• on saved yourself some unnecessary tr.; = 'l»!e." Arnold informed him. keep that berth either." Salter v• oo. "Then I shipped as second with a v. ••• i eiied of firemen. Half of them were s r' i tropics, and couldn't keep steam on her. and I'd trouble all along with the work when he i -ir fit, one night when she was rolling e. tviiy, and I gave him a shove toward, the siokehold ladder. Slit: lurched into a sea just t.;o:i Vou rre sure about that lurch? It was o• j: 'iiiiiie. The man fell down the ladder r.inl hurt himself? alter hesitated. He didn't get better." A-no'd lighted a cigarette, though had i" smoke! in his library. Ltifortunate i n' of You ti?edn't tell me any lf'or. No doubt the firemen laid their pre- iitdivi'Hv of the matter before the Board i-i 'i'rad ■ biU we'll turn hacli to another part ■ A ij., topic. You 1.11. of course, interview ibf :it: Twrlters if you w ih; but a litti.- re- f' t,i :u should showyou that it would pro- LJ.h t~ to your Arrest. -J: more Salter gazed at him in si'll^n b?- v ii.u i'.nent. He had fancied that he had his I f..);"ucr employer in his nor. or; now he sat hefotv the carefully-dresseft ttv.l very CQl- le. i i! f:ei>! Viaan in his hatutaiio;" -J. the thing loo!(l The spacious rooms, the v. ide eI e had t cc t ti t ^.ell-trained servants who had disputed hi- iv.nce. all had their effect on him. He ft i himself an obscure HId unimportaat per- impotent to strike at sllch a man as the <j.. r of Ruleholme. What was more, the r, who had not shown the least alarm, d as if he felt secure. ides," Arnold added, "you seem to have overiooked tee fact that you are already v.anted by the police. Salter gave in. Any way." he pleaded, "you'll help me to keep clear of them?" Arnold smoked in silence for a while, and liieii looked iii). No," he said. I will not help \ou to evade the but as you are. no doubt, out of a berth, I might find you one in this dale, where they are scarcely likely to look for you. After all. you saved me some money when the Lingfdl L;ke her crank- shaft some years ago." This, as Salter realised, was a reason that would ar satisfactory on the face of it, and he appreciated Arnold's cleverness in making use of it. He had no doubt now that he was no match for this astute gentleman. What do you want me to do? he asked. "Uun a pumping plant at a lead mine in the neighbourhood, for which you'll get the regulation wages for that kind of work. Take it or leave it; but if you're not satisfied don't come back, to me. In the meanwhile, you had better go back to the village and put up at the Salutation. You can tell the people casu- ally that you're going to the mine." He rose, and. calling a servant to show the man out, strolled back to his guests; but, though Salter was not aware of it, Arnold's calmness during the interview had cost him 6ii effort (To be continued. )

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i nc lootn anniversary of the birth of Burns was colobratcd very generally on Saturday. Hereford teachers will come out on srrike at the end of the week. Thp award of the London County Council sil- ver medal for extraordinary bravery to Fireman udd. the h ro of the Knightsbridge flat lire, ha" been recommended. The Emigrants' Information Office stare that there is an over-supplv of mechanics and labourers in some parts of Canada. Two guests at a Lancaster Gate, London, boarding-house have btenr robbed of = £ 1,000 worth of jewellery by, it is believed, a young Frenchman. The fastest railway run last year was that of the North-Eastern Darlington and York ex- press. which covered 144 miles at the rate of 61'7 miles per hour. The will of Miss Kippen, by which Messrs. Redmond and Keir Hardie were to receive an estate of X10,000, has been upheld by the Court of S'^sion. Rumours to the contrary notwithstanding, the health of the Pope continues normal. It is con- jectured that new Cardinals will be elected at Consistory at Easter. Prince Victor Napoleon has received con- gratulatory telegrams on the birth of his son from the King of Italy, the Emperor of Austria, shq JEoiperor of Russia, and the KiDg of Spaia.

NEWS IN BRIEF. I KING EDWARD AND PARIS. I The equestrian statue of King Edward in tibn Rue Edouard VII., Paris, was unveiled on Monday. MAORIS IN MOTOR-CARS. I In Napier, capital of the Hawkes Bay dis- trict. Now Zealand, there are hundreds of privately-owned motor-cars of the latest models, the majority owned by Maoris. GIRL CASHIER'S MYTHICAL FORTUNE. I A young cashier named Edith Overton, who was sent to prison for four months at Birming- ham on Monday, had given out that her aunt had left her a fortune, and ;hut she went to business for recreation. She spent money lavishly, taking people to London and paying their expenses. 11.000 GUINEAS FOR CARDIFF HOSPITAL. I I Mr. W. J. Tatem, a local shipowner, has con- I tributed 1,000 guineas to endow a cot as a memorial of his mother at Hamadryad Sea- i men's Hospital, Cardiff. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. I Percy Jones, of Porth, beat W. Ladbury. of Greenwich, on points in a twenty-round contest for the British fly-weight championship and the Lonsdale Bolt at the National Sporting Club on Monday night. ACCIDENT TO SIR E. GREY. I Sir Edward Grey has been somewhat incapa- citarod by a sprained ankle, which was caused I bv Sir Edward slippi g and falling when leav- ing his lions" in '^ccleston-square on Friday morning. SUGAR DEFINED. I The Hon. John de Grey, the Lambeth magis- trate, after hearing evidence on the point for many weeks, decided on Monday that Deme- rara sugar" nowadays only means sugar of a "crtain quality, not sugar ttia comes from Demerara. NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER. I The Hon. Frank Trevor Bigham, a chief con- stable of the Metropolitan Police, has been appointed to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police in place of the late Mr. F. S. Bullock. DEATH AT 102. I The death occurred on Monday, at the age of 102. of Mrs. Sutton. of Queen's-road. Tunbridge Wells. She was the daughter of General Evans, and was born in Montreal. Canada, on Novem- ber 14th, 1812. ORGANISED CRIME IN INDIA. The Calcutta Commissioner of Police declares that a criminal conspiracy exists among the better cla?.-es in India. The recent murder of Sub-Inspector Ghose was the sixth murder of a public officer in Calcutta alone. CRUELTY TO PIT PONIES. I For brutally ill-treating pit ponies, George I Caswell and Charles Seanfield wore fined 40s. each at Cannock (Staffordshire). OPERATION ON BISHOP OF RIPON. I In a nursimr home at Leeds the Bishop of Ripon, Dr. Drurv, wa-s operated upon on Mon- day by Sir Berkeley. Moynihan. OFFICERS AS COOKS. An Army order has been published notifying I that a cla.-s of officers will meet at Aldershot for instruction in cookery. TWENTY-THREE DIVORCES. Decrees nisi in twenty-three divorce ca-seo I Were made absolute on Monday by Sir Samuel Evans in I he Divorce Court. SILK IIATS AT 2D. EACH. Owing to the lack of demand for them in I Blackpool new silk hats marked ■ 15s. were lold Wy an auctioneer for 2d. each. SAVED BY ROCKET APPARATUS. The Dutch steam trawler llasonkamp went ai-borc-near the North Pier. Lowestoft, on Sun- day night, and the crew of ten were saved by the rocket apparatus. RUSSIAN BISHOP'S SUICIDE. .1 A St. Petersburg message states that tlbhop .loaniki has committed suicide by hanging him- self at the I'utwischen Monastery, near Kursk. He is "aid to have left letters alleging the in- tolerance of the Holy Synod as the cause of his despair. TRIPPED BY BOOTLACE. Tripped by a loose bootlace while ascending the srans at his home in Clifton-road, Balsall Heath. Fredei ick Dixon, sixty-one, fell back- wards and wii.s killed. FINNISH PATRIOT DEAD. M. Leo Mechclin. Finland's foremost statoi- I nmn and t hf' ('HI i u('!1t champion of Finnish con- ititutional liberties, died at Hclsingfors on I Monday, aged seveniy-four. DEATH OF A BRITISH GENERAL. General Horace Albert Browne, of the British I Army, has died at Nice. He was on the retired I lid. Deceased v. as born in. Yorkshire in 1831. MINING FATALITY IN FRANCE. I A correspondent at Chalons sur Saone rt-por" that a cage in a mine at Epinac fell to the bot- tom of a shaft, with the result that one man waft killed and two injured. BOMB EXPLOSION IN LISBON. While a procession organised as a. token 01 sympathy for the Dr. Alfonso Costa, I was passing through the Rue Carmo, Lisbon, ft bomb exploded, inj uring several people. THREE KILLED BY ESCAPING GA8. I Three persons lost their lives by suffocation »* a hou-e in the Rue St. Laurent, Marseilles, oa Monday, owing to an escape of gas. Five others had narrow escapes from death. CITY OF LONDON AND THE NAVY. I Monday. February 9th, at twelve noon, at the Guildhall, has been lixed by the Lord Mayor for the meeting of she citizens of London, over which ho «ill preside, to urge upon the Govern- ment the need for y supreme Navy. I I MR. CftESWELL'S SENTENCE REMITTED. I i lie fcoutn -\trican (jrovernment nas remirteu I the- -entence of imprisonment passed on Mr. Cieswcll in order that he may attend the open- i iII2. of the l'nion Parliament. EXPLOSION ON TIIE MAUIlETANIA. I ? I — hree men were killed and several injured by I an explosion in the turbine-room of the Maure- I tania at I jiverpool on Monday night. THE MORGAN ART COLLECTION. I It is reported in New York mat Mr. Morgan intends to sell the more important objects of his I father's art collection. MARGARINE SOLD AS BUTTER. I Said to have sold butter ■which was 100 per cent, margarine pure country butter, Arthur Cross, described as a daily farmer, of Passficld. near Liphook (Hants), has been fined £ 20 and coct." AN AMERICAN RAILWAY COLLISION. I A telegram from Jackson (Michigan) states that live persons are known to have been killed and twenty injured as the result of a passenger train dashing into a freight train on the Michi- gan Central Railway. I- J;20.000 GIFT FOR EMPLOYEES. I Mr. Francis Hoekirt. of Messrs. Reckitt and Sons, the starch and blue manufacturers, has viveii =r20>.000 to extend social work in connec- tion with the firm's factories at Hull. The money will be used for the erection of an insti- tute and other purposea. DEATH AT RAILWAY STATION. I Mr. Frederick Charles Collier, a member ot the finll of Collier and Davi, solicitors, of Abchurch-lane. London, died suddenly in the booking-office at Heme May Railway Station on Sunday evening. Mr. Collier, who was aged seventy-one, lived at Bromley, and had gone to the seaside resort to visit his son, who was lying ill there.

REPORTER RAILWAY GUIDE. Hereford and Ledbury to Worcester, Birmingham, and London Sandal. a ma ma, ma ma ma mp m p top nip tup mp in p mp mp mp m p nip m a ni n m Hereford dep7 308 419 35 I ?1130 125012572 20 3 10 ?4 205 8 6 20 8 258 35 9 45 I' WIthmgton 7 39 9 45 1 7 3 22  5 19 8 44 955 Stoke Edith 7 46 9 52 114 3 .30 5 26  8 51 10 4 Ashperton .7 53 9 59 1 21 3 37 5 33. 8 58. I Ledbury .8 1 10 8 1132 1 30 a 3 4<i t 20 4 435 426 417 45 9 9 1018 <TV Colwall ..81391010211147122 b 14125S358433 5 546 7 57 9 21 1028?17 I MfUvernWeUs 8 22 10311152 1 46 !4 44 37 5 59 d 8 2 9 26 lo-;4? <A MaIvern,Great8 299 18 1037 1155 12 9 1 301 513 614 104 425 06 56 588 109 09 35 1038 k *0 10 9 0 9 35 10385 30 Malvern Link 8 32 1043 1 56 4 144 4 6 6 9 8 15 9 40 i042 94 1050 I. 4 2'2. .18 24. 1049 41 Henwick 1057. 4 28 619 ?8 31 9 50 1056 i 47 8 34 9 28 11 4 Bransford Read 1057 11219 2 73 174 305 15I8624J7 9834915954 i059?4Q Worcester F.S. 8 47 9 5211110 1255 1 472 133 354 365 55 306 277 358 40 10 3 n6JS Worcester S.H. 12 1017?I. 4 179 5o Birnun?m 10 5 1025 I 27 4 22 6 1518 128 12 1017 4 17q 50 Worcester S. H. 10 510251 1 2-2 1 58 4 204 38 6 47 8 13,8 42 1140 4 ?im Wol verh'in pton 1044 1110 5 23 6 2i7 15 ? 1123 ?11..2.3 4 1210 1 Evesham .9141053JU47 312 5 23 6 2 7 15 11231123 6 ?RTa Evesham .1030124511 40 4 20 7 11 9 10 1 8 8? 8 8 Oxford 111101 3-212 25 ? 5 oi 7 59  io 0 8 528 52 Reading .1H01 32 2 25 5 0 7 5910 0 j 852?? London arr 11102 10:3 5 I 4 155 52? 8 58 10501 I '94?942 a Calls Tuesday at 2-45. b Calls if required to pick up for London. c Calls at Colwall to set down from Hereford and beyond on notice to guard at Hereford, d Sets down from North of Shrews- bury and from Cardiff, Bristol, and beyond, on notice to guard at Hereford. London, Birmingham, and Worcester to Ledbury and Hereford. Sundays. a m a m a m a m & rn a m|a ma nia iyip mp nip inp mlP mip mp m p niip m p m a m p m a m London dep 5 40 6 45 ? 9 501033 1 40 145 4 45 4 55 7 30 1020 Reading 6 40 'M' ¡ 1104-31!20.12 30¡. I. '"1' 3 bO 7 351. 11 8 Oxford  8 58 35  112512 0 3 8 I'" 6 20 8 55 12 0 Oxford i O9 47 1156  12311 4 1 17 Evesham 8 29. 7 1317 30 1029 9 23 1 33 Wolverh Jr. pton 7 10 9 10 10 81120 12 0 1 30 3 37 5.35 5 35 6 38 9 151045 3 40 Birmingham .18 5 19 331 10151135; 1145 lalO 4 °i5 50! 5 50 7 5 9 201150 3 20 1015 1135! 1145 lal 4 0,5 50 5 507 5 i 8 1120 11 2 11 ?6 Worcester S.H. 7 259 35 9 50 10301039 12281 22 22 3 304 04 154 5Oi1 6 356 55 7 48'8 9201150 320 Worcester F.S. 7 28 9 38 9 531052 112412401 72 243 32; 4 175 26 377 7 8 88 24 11241 02 386 33 Worcster  2819    4175  7   Henwick 7 339 439 58 ? 2 293 37 1 4 22) 6 42 8 271130 243 Bradford Road 7 399 50 ? 343 .t28J 6 48 1136 2 48 Malvern Link 17 4910 01011:11 5 .11 21,.2 423 53 ? 4 37| .16 l)6 7 22 I, .Is 3911491 172 576 48 Malvern, Great|7 5610 5 1017?1112 114012581 272 483 59* 2214 42 5 267 37 327 438 228 4411521 233 16 55 Malvern Wells 8 010 9 1021)1116 1 312 524 4! 446? 7 8 17 471 !8 4 1156 3 57 0 Colwall .j8 7 1015 1028,1123 1 372 594 9 ?4 52 i529 ?7 8 7 8 5512 3 3 11?7 6 Ledbnry .8 21 1103010391134 1 149.3 94 22 5 25 39 541 ?9 5 121-2 11 393 2 7 17 5 ioi 8 15? Ashperton 8 28 1046 1 563 16 5 10! 8 is! j • Stoke Edith .8 34 1052  j 2 23 22 5 16! 8 22 j 7 30 Withington *8 39j 1052 2 83 27 5 2l| 8 32! H-s^ ob 7 37 Hereford &rr8 52 11101153 12201 30,2 223 39 4 55,5 305 58 8 3?18 40 S 54?? :t 2 0 17 37 Withington .839 J 1058 .12..2. 0?, 1 302 223 39 4 555 305 58 8 38 408 54' =? 2 0 i7 50 0 7 50 far A train leaves Wolverhampton at 7-15 a.m., Birmingham 8-5, Worcester F.S. 9-4, Malvern 9-18, and arrives at Hereford 9-50. a Saturdays depart 1-23 p.m. b Reading West Station depart 5-5 p.m. c Stops if required at Colwall to set down from Birmingham (Snow H). Ledbury and Paddingrton (via Worcester). [a mla mja mla m|p mjp n?p mlp m Ledbary -1 ? 1081122130? 4n?, !5p 4-2 p Paddington lllO ?3 514 15,5 50,8 58?1050! Snndays—Ledbary 5-5 pm, Paddington 9-42 pm I& mla mla m?p mjp m p m?p mp m Paddington 5 409 50,1040?l 40?1 45 4 4514 55 Ledbmy .ill34?l 49.3 9,5 2?5 39? ?4 4514 55 8 719 5 Thursdays and Saturdays only Paddington (dep) 7-30 pm, Ledbury (arr) 12-10 pm SUDdays-Paddiugton 10-20 am, Ledbury 3-20 pm Ledbury and Paddington (via Gloucester). am A m I p in I p in I p m Ledbury I 8 30 I 1012 | 1 58 14 22 I 9 10 Paddington 11240 I 2 35 6 0 I 8301 3 30 a mla mla ra Paddington 1 7 30 9 0 1155 p 3 1n5i 1 p in Ledbnry 1123 1 15 4 20 7 451 Hereford, Ross, and Monmouth. amamampmp m)p mjp m Hereford dep6 mla 9 53 12r5?2 p -? p mlp ni Hereford dep 6 20/ 9 53 12552 5?4 106 25 Ross arr 6 50 10261 292 28 4 45j6 58 dep6 58 8 18 1035 1"35?2555 0 7 5 Kerne Bridge 7 6\8 27 10461*47 3 65 9?7 15 Lydbrook .7 10 8 3210521*53 3 125 147 20 Symoad's Yat .7 15'8 37 1059 2 03 19 5 197 25 Monmouth, MH 7 2518 4911ir2*13i3 3015 29,7 34 Troy 7 29 8 511117 2-17 ? 3 35 5 33 7 38 nntern I 1237! 14 231 Chepstow an n. 1252 ?4 39| a m a n) a m p m p Yti 6 p 38 a ma ma mp mp mjp mjp m Chepstow dep 7 91 l302 48 6 38i Tintern .?72511463 4 |6 54 Monm'th, Troy 7*30 9 30 1225\3 386 2,7 40 8 15 „ M H 7*33 9 34 1234 3 42 6 6?7 438 20 Symond's Yat 7*45 9 46 12463 526 157 538 33 Lydbrook 7*56 9 53 1255 3 586 2117 59 8 40 Kerne Bridge. 7*539 59 1 0?4 3 6 28;8 4 8 45 ROBS arr 8 *310101 11? 136 388 13 8 56 It dep 18 8 1028 1 28;4 246 571 56 Heieford arr 8*35 10581 564 53J7 271 ?1015 Rail Motor Car. No Sunday trains. Hereford, Leominster, Bromyard, and Worcester. a m a mfa m p mp m p m Hereford dep !7 27 10533 S55aI2 Leominster .7158551218410738 Steens Bridge .7259 51228 4 20 7 48 Fencote 7 369 1612394 31 7 59 Rowden Mill 7 42'i9 2 12454 378 5 Bromyard 7 52i9 3212554 47 8 15 Suckley 8 39 431 5 4 *8 8 28 Knightwick 8 78 471 9?5 4 9 32 Leigh Court 8 14,9 541 1615 128 39 Henwick 8 2410 41 26 5 22i 8 49 Worcester (F. St.) 8 26 10 7 1 29 5 28 8 51 arr,g 311 1101311 34'5 358 57 a ma mp mp mlp mip JI1 Worcester (S.H.)dep 8 15 1035 2 35 5 20 7 48 „ (F.St.) Henwick 8 2310432 44 5 237 5i Leigh Coart .8 3310532 54,5 338 8 Knightwick 8 41 11 13 2:5 41 8 16 Snckley 8 4611 613 7(5 46i8 26 Bromyard 8 6911173 18,6 0 8 40 Rowde?MiH 9 6 1127 3 20 6 7 8 47 Fencote 9 1811363 396 188 M Steens Bridge .g 2611443 47?6 269 4 Leominster 9 33 1146 3 54 6 339 11 Htreferd au 11 0 12866?7 209 45 1 a Hereford dep 6-30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. b Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. No Sunday Trains. Liverpool and Manchester to Hereford and South Wales. Sundays. p mp m a ma ma ma ni ni* ní;t. m!3 m p m p mp mp mlp mp nip mp nip nip mjp m p m!p ma m'p m Mancbeptej L R. 12 5¡. '"1'1' 'IS 2;)9 20! 1040 I. 3 0 4 217 10 12*5 9 01155 Liverpool .1155 2 35 8 159 10 1030 12 O^ 2 40, 4a3?7 01155 9 2011 0 Maiiehe. qtei L R 12 5; 2. 8 2155?:9 9 lo! 1030 ?1122 107 -0 0 2 15 .5 ..1. 56 107 45 9 20 2 20 5 53 30 Chester 2 7 8 409 45 1023 1217 "g-3 2 15 4 255 307 4511 2 9 35,'H 2 Shrewsbury dep,2 20 235 3 30 -,?5 7, S 25 10:3 11 5 12331 0225?0 5 0 5 156 107 459 202 20 5 53 30 Cliureli Stretton ?7 2()8 5 132,2 47?  5 446 37 8 16 5 34| Cmven Arms *I 4 8.. '7 38 9 14 11 0! 1 45,3 0 4b35. 6 36 538 32 5 5 1'4 8 Lti(ilow 14 20 81 57? 10 5 1113? 1145 2 63 11 !5 4 0 6 07 58 55 6 10)4 20 WooQ'erton Jnnc.?'?? ? I 8 10)1015 1124 1153 2 18(3 21 j5d 6 327 17,9 2 j — 6 20^ Bernngtoa&Eye? g 1 I 8 1811021 1130 2241 I. 5dl5 6 38 9 8 .L.. LeoHunster  4 41 8 28'1027 1135 12 9 2 31.3 35 5d2l 6 507 309 15 630?441 Ford Bridge 8 35:1034 c 2 39j 5(128 6 67 9 23 I a- d Dinmore  8 4ljl040 1224 2 46 :õ\J;4 I. 7 3. 9 2911 3 § Moreton ). 8 46,1046 251 1 5(139 7 8 9 34 Hereford arr|3 253 435 5 857?110115812812361383 33 55 5d506 6 7 20j7 5519 4511 1 W25 .3 25 6 555 5 Hereford dep3 353 535 157 159 1?;9 54 12431216 1225; 1 46 |4 2 6 13 6 226 5011 51,8 5810353 51  i7 158 10 Abergavenny 4e33 5 53 8 11 1012? 1 40 i 5 0 | 7 2 7 4 8 .5519 30' 4e33 9 0 Pontypool Rd an 4 '50 1 .8 32J03310432 0 1 "i 52 5 22 Tl 3 a 8 59 189 481126!4 50 — 8 29 20 12-21 7 3 8 r)?!9 9 4 810 51 11491 15 15 ;!8 8 2710 0 Newport 5 15 8? 9 4 11057 2 451 1 38,3 13 5 40 7 34 S? 9 4810 51149 5 15 ?8 2710 0 Hereford 5 1 51 9 251 i11183 15 1 1 38  3 13 115 40i Cardiff 5 431 S 9251. 'll18¡3 15\ 2 03 34 6 8 7 55\ .1. )HJ27¡1210,5 43- !8 501027 Swansea 9 2 ?10551 11248l4s46 4 55 40. 17 50 9 25 ..1217,4 1517 tO. i4 1,5 a Saturdays excepted, b Mondays only. c Calls if required for Hereford. d Mondays, Wednes- days, and Fridays only. e Abergavenny June, s via Aberdare. Saturday midnight. Hereford and South Wales to Liverpool and Manchester. Sundays. p m a m a ma ma m ? ma miamja. ma m p nip m a m amp mp ma m p n1Ip)1;¡p-mIPrii-:PlïIP-rn¡i"n}iPl1ï Swansea .855 5a 1050 11101140 2 45 .3 35 5 35 8*55!5 0310 1 Cardiff .1235 7 1'6 30 ?8 40 9301 1238i  1 0 2 25 2 374 15 540J7 0 7 4012357 32 6 7 Newport ?1258 7 3 7 59 23 9 52 1 2 1 312 45 3 64 37 5 40!7 18 7 30 i8 7 11258'757629 Pontypool Rd .c 7 347 349 56 1030 ? 10401 281 2 83 19 340?5 I- 6 15l 8 5:8 3 18 407 0 Abergavenny "'1 8 58 10 1030 1110 2 38 431 6 40? 8 25 9 ol Herefod arr2 20 8 41 9 10104211 81118 1215 2 15 2 26 .134545.[50160 7 40?8 21 9272209407?7 Hereford dep2 25 7 30 9 20104610531126 11401230 2 331. 3 35 4 154 305 126 86d308 o| 9 32 2 25 1025 8 0 Moreton 7 39. 11491238  4 391 b 6d39j I Dinmore .1 7 46 9 33 11 5 1155 b i3 47! 4 45'5 25 6d46,8 14; Ford Bridge 7 5. 12 I 4 51J b t)d53?. | | Leominster 7 57 9 51. 1115 12 5 ii?o .1. 3 581. 56I 37 6d58 8 25? 110458 25 Berringt»n & Eye 8 7 9 54 1122 1214; 4 6. 5 45 45 d j j 1 | Woofferton June. 8 15 10 21'" 1128 12221 4 4 13 5 115 54 1 *,dl3 8 39 16?9 I8 ig Lud!ow 8 25 1013 1136 1231;1 12. 4 22 5 206 2 7d25 11 7'8 50 Craver. Arma 8 45 1030 11551 1250124 4 38 5 396 27. 11289 6 Church Stretton 9 4 1048 1 44 4 50 643 (1144 9 22 Shrewsbury arr3 30 9 35 11131149 2 53 38 5 12 5 23 7 47 13 1040 3 301220^9 47 Chester .5 301113 1 30 2 16 3 3715 27 I 7 1 12347 54 15 1234 Chester .?,5 48?1220 1 35 ? 25 1 4 45"5 25 I 7 20 ?9 89 10 1240 6 3 4 531? Live r ool 1210 1 35 !2 27 4 5 ?,5 331 7 10 1 0 Manchester L R.is 331220. I 351 ,2 21 .1. 5 33, I .1.¡ 10 .1.19 0, ) ,I 105 32 3 55?1 28 a Mondays excepted. b Stops to set down beyond Hereford, c Not Monday mornings, d Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays only. Saturday night. Ledbury to Birmingham, Derby, Manchester, Liver- pool, Sheffield and Leeds. Sundays. Ledbury dep8 l! p *1 a tnp? mjp nip ?p t?p mjp mlp m a m!p m r a m 910185 5 10 8 1 30j21t45 4 20|5 42 6 41)7 45j9 9 1018 5 5 Malvern .8 17! ••• 1037 1 51i3 6,4 42)6 2 7 5,8 I0i9 35 1038 8 40 Worcester arr I ll110j2 1313 355 516 27 7 :518 4010 311 6/9 5 Worcester dep9a8'1011?2352 25,3 4S5 40?7 5.8 299 IOJ101511299 10 Birmineham 10 211 3 1 42 3 36!4 426 48 8 10 10 5 9 5511ll 5 12225 55 Derby 11251238 3 22 1 5 256 28 8 20 t025? 1125 1238 1 42 1 1125 Derb?,y heater |2 315 20 7 17)8 40? 10.121 2 402 404 305 25 Liverpool 3 508 158 15?9 30 11 5 5 5 5 106 0 Man 3 5 0 6 158 15?9 3(il?ll SheHietd .1233140420630.8 5 40 ? 1225 ?5 1 5053 5 1016 0 Leeds arr l 1 28;3 05 32J7 309 1511 5 I 1 303 10 4 4211 30 a Foregate Street b Tuesdays only. Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Derby, and Birmingham, to Ledbury. i Sundays. a ?? m a m a mll\ mra m p m p m p m!p m a mlp m Leeds 12 5 2 58 & 55 1055 1120 2 50 4 20 4 371 2 58 1220 Sheffield 11294 25 10201120 1 32 3 18 6 22 4 27 1 30 Liverpool .1130 83 lQ 5 1130 1255 3 30 5 0 1130?1115 Manchester .12 9 20 1055 1220 1 504 20 5 50 12 01230 T)el-by 2z25 6 15 1055 12402 284 356 157 45 6 32 3 0 BirnunKbam 3z408 40 1 15 1 55,3 325 507 489 0 8 45)4 55 Worcester arr4z28 9 38 2 913 8430,654845100 9 56?,6 3 Worcester dep7 259 50! '12 2213 30?4 50?7 10 9 45 1120 1015j6 30 Malvern .7 531014 2 45)3 56 5 9 7 ?14 19 101111.'52? 1344!6 52 Malvern arr 8 2l!l039' 3 9)4 22) (8 7 1212 1 39?7 17 Ledbary arr i s 21103 9; 3 914 22 ? 18 7 z Monday mornings excepted. Thursdays and Saturdays. Ledbury to Gloucester & Cheltenham la m a m p m p m p m p m Ledbury (,IeP?Ia8 1012?'1' 58 4' 22 9 10 Dymock .?8391021,2 7 4 319 19 Newent .8 48 10302 1C 4 409 28 Barbers Bridge .1S 55 103723 4 479 35 Gloucester .19 8 1050 2 365 09 48 Cheltenham 9 43 1132^3 I I 10 8 Cheltnham .9 431132!3 215 5610 8 12 35i6 0!8 3013 30 a ma m p mp m?p m|p m Paddin?ton dep j7 309 011553 15 Cheltenham 6 5iiO 7 1154 2 576 15 Gloucester 7 8!'1038 1235 3 30 6 50 Barbers Bridge 7 19'l0491246 3 41172 Newent .7 28|l059 1255 3 527 15 Dymock 73911101 54 417 28 Ledbury &rr7 (3)U27il 174 187? No Sunday Trains. Hereford, Hay, Brecon & Merthyr. a mlP mlp mlp nilpm Hereford dep 9 22 124513 50!5*5 8 15, Credenhill 9 34 1259;4 2 5*168 27 Moorhawpton 9 43;1 8|4 11:5*258 3ft Kinnersley .9 501 15 4 1$5*32:8 43 Eardisley 9 5511 20i4 20{5*37» 48 Whitney 10 2 1 2714 3Øi5.438 55 Hay. 10121 37i4 40|5*52^9 5 Glasbury 102I 1 46:4 49,,6 0 9 14 Three Cocks June. an-1025 1 50 4 5316*5 9 IS Talgarth 1033 2 35 0]6*15,9 25 Talyllyn Junction arr 1044 2 15|5 12 6*27r9 36 Dowlais 1 153 43j6 25 — Merthyr 1 283 4016 45 Brecon arrill 8? 35J5 30 ) a mla mip wip m p ta Breeon dep 7 010301 16?5 Mertbyr 19 38 121N2 50 Dowlais 9 401215!s 20 Talyllyn Junction 7 11 1050 I 25|6 16 Talgarth 7 25 11 0 1 3?6 27 Three Cocks Junction arr 7 31 ?11 8'1 635 .? Glasbury 7 85 U13jl 57j6 39 Hay.7 i?111232 ??6 50 Whitney 7 531134|2 16 581 Eardisley "'I 8 01145 2 23)7 5 Kmnersley ..8 5? 1150?2 28?7 10 Moorhampton .8 121157 2 3517 17 Credaiihil 1 8 22,12 9 2 45 7 26 Hereford arr 1 8 33)1220? 56? 38 — Wednesdays and Saturdays only. Sasday Truss.

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